A drum beater for beating a bass drum is described. The storage system including a plurality of storage devices, at least a portion of the plurality of storage devices corresponding to a logical unit of a plurality of logical units, the logical unit having a logical unit number. The digitized data may be compared to signature data stored in glossaries. The tinted lens has a bottom reflective coating to match ceiling and can be interchanged with lenses of other tints to create desired lighting effects. The apparatus also includes a plurality of data latches. The method further comprises using the specified unique identifier in an address to route an IO message at the particular time between a selected host and the specified RAID volume, wherein the unique identifier includes no information that identifies the particular RAID controller.